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Reviews Shelley FKA DRAM & Westside Boogie Collide For An Unforgettable LVRN Experience At Red Bull SoundClash Shelley and Westside Boogie capped off an exciting Red Bull SoundClash with surprise guest performances from 6lack and Baby Tate. By Joshua Robinson December 02, 2021
Music H.E.R. Announces 2021 Lights On Festival With Erykah Badu, Ari Lennox & More H.E.R. has revealed the dates and stacked line-up for the return of her curated Lights On Festival. By Joshua Robinson June 28, 2021
Music Lil Baby Considers Adding A Female Artist To "On Me" Lil Baby muses on the possibility of enlisting an unidentified female artist for the remix of "On Me." By Mitch Findlay March 16, 2021
Music Romeo Miller Defends Justin Bieber's Use Of MLK Jr. Audio On "Justice" Bieber has been heavily criticized for including Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches in his latest album. By Erika Marie March 24, 2021
Music 2 Chainz Has "Given Up" On Jay-Z Feature After Multiple Rejections After years of trying to get Jay on a track, 2 Chainz is waving his white flag. By Erika Marie November 13, 2020
Music B. Simone Announces New EP, Gets Clowned B. Simone just announced that she'll be dropping "a rap EP" soon, but her recent controversies came back to haunt her. By Lynn S. July 01, 2020
Music Grammy Awards Change Rap & "Urban" Categories Several changes have been made within the Recording Academy, including the renaming of two award categories. By Alex Zidel June 10, 2020
Music Machine Gun Kelly & Travis Barker Annihilate Paramore's "Misery Business" Machine Gun Kelly tapped his buddy and fellow rocker, Travis Barker, to perform Paramore's 2007 hit, "Misery Business," as part of MGK's #LockDownSessions. By Lynn S. March 27, 2020
Music Yung Bleu Laments Over Industry, Claims Labels Only Care About Numbers The award-winning singer got a few things off of his chest and said "the love for music is gone." By Erika Marie February 05, 2022
Music Raekwon Announces "From Staircase To Stage" Autobiography Raekwon announces his first official autobiography "From Staircase To Stage," set to hit stores on November 9th. By Mitch Findlay April 27, 2021
Music Drake Salutes OB OBrien With Heartfelt Social Media Message Drizzy's got love for his peeps. By Matt F May 25, 2017
Original Content What Happened To Kirko Bangz? The Houston rapper rose to fame following the success of his 2011 single "Drank In My Cup." What's he up to now? By Azure Johnson April 29, 2021